With few exceptions, television is almost as ubiquitous and deadening as driving a car. One program, however, has my seal of approval. The show, Perils for Pedestrians, is a monthly series trying to spread the good word for pedestrians and make drivers more aware of their presence on the roads.
Hosted by resident expert John Z. Wetmore, the program advocates for pedestrian safety and addresses ped-related concerns, such as the absence of “sidewalks and crosswalks, dangerous intersections, speeding traffic, and obstacles to wheelchair users and people with disabilities; and solutions to such problems.”
The show is syndicated nation-wide on local cable stations (rig up your black box for reception). You can also watch via Google Video. If you’re assuming the program is deadly boring, don’t throw it under the bus just yet. A recent broadcast opens with these startling stats: “In the U.S. over the last decade, 60 thousand pedestrians died under the wheels of an automobile. 1 million pedestrians were injured.” That’s enough to keep you up at night—or, at the very least, alert in the crosswalk.
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